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Strong winds force SpaceX to scrub launch attempt

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Updated: 7:48 AM EDT Mar 14, 2017

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. —

SpaceX scrubbed the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center Tuesday morning due to high winds.

The company tweeted that the launch was off just minutes after the 1:34 a.m. launch window was scheduled to open.